To shore up support in the black community during the 1948 presidential race, Harry Truman __________
A) presented civil rights policies such as antilynching legislation and a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee
B) announced a federal “war on poverty”
C) called for a new war against Jim Crow segregation in the South
D) asked that black delegates from southern states be seated at the Democratic National Convention
Answer: A
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Henry Clay and ________________ were two famous members of the Whig party.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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